Buy Avis on Weakness, Concerns ‘Overblown,’ Macquarie Says
(Bloomberg) -- Hertz and Avis fall after Ally Financial warns about used car pricing; Macquarie analyst Hamzah Mazari says concerns over NADA (National Auto Dealers Association) used-price index overblown; would use the weakness to buy CAR given lower leverage vs peers, less overcapacity in fleet vs HTZ and double-digit FCF yield.
- Says investors should note rental car companies can offset lower residuals, which result in higher fleet costs, by extending holding period of cars and selling through higher value channels, among other things
- Outperform on CAR, neutral on HTZ
- NOTE: NADA used vehicle index showed Feb. used vehicle prices fell for 8th straight month, declining 3.8% (SA) from January to 110.1
- CAR falls as much 9.5%, HTZ down 10%
- NOTE: Earlier, Hertz, Avis Drop Sharply as Ally Warns on Used-Car Prices
- Earlier, Ally Adds Fuel to Avis’ and Hertz’ Fire on Residual Credit Risk: BI
- Earlier, Automakers, Suppliers Drop on Used Price, Lease-Related Concerns
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HALISTER1Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)
Tickers CAR US (Avis Budget Group Inc)
HTZ US (Hertz Global Holdings Inc)
ALLY US (Ally Financial Inc)
People Hamzah Mazari (Macquarie Group Ltd)
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